Mikola Ridnyi’s Blind Spot at Fotografia Europea in Reggio Emilia
The Fotografia Europea festival in Reggio Emilia, titled Fantasmi del quotidiano (Ghosts of the Everyday), features Ukrainian artist Mikola Ridnyi’s ongoing series Blind Spot (2014–). The work uses visual metaphors of retinal blind spots and scotomas to depict war-torn landscapes: buildings gutted by flames, rubble, and encroaching darkness. Ridnyi’s photographs show black shadows expanding from the edges or center of the frame, leaving only fragments of reality visible. The series makes palpable the gradual erasure of everyday life under conflict.
Key facts
- Fotografia Europea is a European photography festival in Reggio Emilia
- The 2026 edition is titled Fantasmi del quotidiano
- Mikola Ridnyi (born 1985) is a Ukrainian artist
- His series Blind Spot started in 2014 and is ongoing
- The work references retinal blind spots and scotomas
- Images show destroyed buildings, flames, and rubble
- Dark shadows expand from edges or center of the frame
- The series conveys the slow retreat of reality
Entities
Artists
- Mikola Ridnyi
Institutions
- Fotografia Europea
Locations
- Reggio Emilia
- Italy